The prospects for increased oil sands imports from Canada brightened on October 19th with the U.S. District Court for Minnesota’s decisive rejection of the Sierra Club’s National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) challenge to the State Department’s final environmental impact statement (“FEIS”) for the Alberta Clipper (“AC”) pipeline. (Sierra Club v. Clinton, D. Minn., 09-CV-02622, Oct. 19, 2010) (more…)
This Pepper Hamilton webinar series will identify important issues and trends for companies that need to build a foundation of knowledge to enable them to take advantage of the Marcellus Shale boom. Join us to learn about (more…)
After months of initial efforts and listening sessions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to overcome barriers to the greater success of its “RE-Powering” program, (more…)
As reported in a brief sidebar in today’s Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pennsylvania is second in the nation for (more…)
Henry Gifford, a New York City building energy consultant and long time critic of the energy efficiency of LEED® certified buildings, filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in the Southern District of New York on October 8. (more…)
